Table 16-1.
Diabetes Mellitus
| Population Group | Prevalence of Physician-Diagnosed DM, 2008, Age ≥20 y |
Prevalence of Undiagnosed DM, 2008, Age ≥20 y |
Prevalence of Prediabetes, 2008, Age ≥20 y |
Incidence of Diagnosed DM, Age ≥20 y |
Mortality (DM), 2007,* All Ages |
Hospital Discharges, 2007, All Ages |
Cost, 2007† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both sexes | 18 300 000 (8.0%) | 7 100 000 (3.1%) | 81 500 000 (36.8%) | 1 600 000† | 71 382 | 626 000 | $174 billion |
| Males | 8 300 000 (7.9%) | 4 400 000 (4.1%) | 48 100 000 (44.9%) | 35 478 (49.7%)‡ | 322 000 | ||
| Females | 10 000 000 (8.2%) | 2 700 000 (2.3%) | 33 400 000 (28.8%) | 35 904 (50.3%)‡ | 304 000 | ||
| NH white males | 6.8% | 3.9% | 45.4% | 28 744 | |||
| NH white females | 6.5% | 1.9% | 27.9% | 27 646 | |||
| NH black males | 14.3% | 4.8% | 31.6% | 5493 | |||
| NH black females | 14.7% | 4.0% | 27.1% | 6966 | |||
| Mexican American males | 11.0% | 6.3% | 44.9% | ||||
| Mexican American females | 12.7% | 3.8% | 34.3% |
Ellipses (…) indicate data not available;
NH indicates non-Hispanic; DM, diabetes mellitus.
Undiagnosed DM is defined as those whose fasting glucose is ≥126 mg/dL but who did not report being told by a healthcare provider that they had DM. Prediabetes is a fasting blood glucose of 100 to <126 mg/dL (impaired fasting glucose). Prediabetes includes impaired glucose tolerance.
Mortality data are for whites and blacks and include Hispanics.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2007. Accessed June 24, 2008.
These percentages represent the portion of total DM mortality that is for males versus females.
Sources: Prevalence: Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2008, National Center for Health Statistics, and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Percentages for racial/ethnic groups are age-adjusted for Americans ≥20 years of age. Age-specific percentages are extrapolations to the 2008 US population estimates. Incidence: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases estimates. Mortality: National Center for Health Statistics. These data represent underlying cause of death only. Hospital discharges: National Hospital Discharge Survey, National Center for Health Statistics; data include those inpatients discharged alive, dead, or status unknown.